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Weeks of unrelenting cold snaps and powerful storms have driven Americans to seek firewood in record numbers, straining suppliers from coast to coast.
Suppliers Scramble to Keep Pace
Bradley Hite’s firewood business in Nashville, Tennessee, boomed after an ice storm last month knocked out power across the region. Customers faced waits of up to two weeks for deliveries as demand spiked.
In New York, Richard Heby filled an entire tractor-trailer with orders ahead of a major storm, marking his highest sales ever.
Desperation Fuels Rush in the South
Jason Loflin, 42, owner of Firewood Guy NC in Thomasville, North Carolina, enlisted friends from his gym to handle the flood of orders. “People were like very desperate and in dire need,” Mr. Loflin said. “They literally sounded like the world was going to end.”…